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15 September 2026

Explainer: Could BRICS insurance play become the next front?

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Explainer: Could BRICS insurance play become the next front?

How a proposed reinsurance mechanism, floated at the BRICS summit in New Delhi, extends a pattern already visible in the Hormuz and Black Sea theatres: parallel institutions built to blunt the West’s leverage over who gets to insure a ship. This content is locked Select a CN Premium Subscription Package To Unlock The Content! Remember Me Lost your password? Don't have an account? Register The post Explainer: Could BRICS insurance play become the next front?

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